Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany is in discussions with partners to increase air defense supplies for Ukraine, calling it currently the country's weakest point.
The German chancellor said he is holding talks with multiple heads of state and government to secure additional air defense supplies for Ukraine.
Voters are turning away from the political centre in Germany amid growing fears about the economy and migration, the BBC reports.
Merz's approval rating has fallen to an all-time low, with only 11% of Germans saying they are satisfied with his performance, a new survey shows.
German chancellor says his party's exit from the state parliament will not affect the federal governing coalition.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party suffered disappointing results in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin but he pledged to continue his reform agenda.
The chancellor said Berlin is preparing a measured response to the incident targeting a Ukrainian cargo plane, according to Deutsche Welle Arabic.
Berlin has stayed silent on the reasons, fueling questions about the effect on German-US relations, according to Deutsche Welle Arabic.
Two successive poor results are fuelling concerns about the Chancellor's position in Germany and Europe.
The party fell below the 5% threshold needed to enter the state parliament, marking its worst postwar regional defeat.
Merz met with CDU leadership in Berlin after his party lost two state elections and was ejected from the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania parliament, The Guardian reports.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz dismissed speculation about his leadership after his party lost two state elections.
The German chancellor has vowed to continue pursuing his economic recovery program despite weak results in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, according to the Guardian.
Merz acknowledged a bad night for the political center but said he would continue pursuing tax and welfare reforms, NPR reports.
The CDU suffered its worst postwar regional election result as auto workers protest job cuts at Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
The state election commission reported a sharp drop in support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party in the northeastern German state
For the first time since 1949, the Christian Democratic Union has fallen below the 5% threshold in a regional election, the minimum required to gain seats in the local parliament.
Correspondent Jess Parker examines Friedrich Merz's decision to remain in office despite exit polls pointing to damaging defeats for his CDU party.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said Germany should seize a new opportunity as the nature of ties with the United States shifts, according to TASS.
Alice Weidel said the party's long-term strategy aims at eventual coalition talks with the Christian Democrats, according to TASS.